Expanding ICU facilities in a pandemic scenario

Andresen, Max; Born, Pablo; Kattan, Eduardo; Vera, Magdalena; Cataldo, Alejandro; Ruiz, Carolina; Bravo, Sebastian

Abstract

Our country is suffering the effects of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Because the vulnerability of healthcare systems, especially the intensive care areas they can rapidly be overloaded. That challenge the ICUs simultaneously on multiple fronts making urgent to increase the number of beds, without lowering the standards of care. The purpose of this article is to discuss some aspects of the national situation and to provide recommendations on the organizational management of intensive care units such as isolation protocols, surge in ICU bed capacity, ensure adequate supplies, protect and train healthcare workers maintaining quality clinical management.

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Título según WOS: Expanding ICU facilities in a pandemic scenario
Título según SCIELO: La criticidad de las Unidades de Intensivo. Ampliando las Unidades en tiempos de pandemia
Título de la Revista: REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE
Volumen: 148
Número: 5
Editorial: SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO
Fecha de publicación: 2020
Página de inicio: 674
Página final: 683
Idioma: es
DOI:

10.4067/S0034-98872020000500674

Notas: ISI, SCIELO